WeThinkCode_ in partnership with the V&A Waterfront to establish the new campus in at Workshop17, this expansion has been made possible through the funding raised in May this year. As of Current WeThinkCode _ runs and trains 300 students in Jo’Burg, and with the addition of the second, campus it plans to welcome 320 students across the country in 2018.
Applications to join the 2018 cohort in both Cape Town and Johannesburg are currently open. Applicants will be required to complete three online tests and if they pass, they will be invited to a four-week Bootcamp. Thereafter, the top candidates will be selected to join the two-year programme. Cape Town’s first-ever cohort will comprise of 120 students, while the Johannesburg campus has 200 spaces available.
“We are dedicated to empowering our youth with skills to design world-changing solutions for the digital era. We believe strongly in partnering with organisations such as BCX and the Waterfront to drive the development of world-class tech skills in South Africa. Our expansion to Cape Town signifies an exciting new chapter for WeThinkCode_, and we are excited to expand our search for top tech talent,” said Arlene Mulder, managing director and co-founder of WeThinkCode_.
